Study Skills - Command Words

What is a command word in an Exam Questions? (click more than one answers)

• Give information what type of answer you need to write.

• It tells the student how to answer a question.

• Gives idea how detail you may answer the questions. e.g. list, describe. label.

• Give you information how many point of answer required to full fill the marks.

Why is command word important?

• Help you to lose your focus in answering questions.

• To improve students result.

• To helps students to identify the degree of difficult or easy the questions is.

• Tells you to answer whatever you want in any of the questions ask.

State at least 5 examples of command words.

Which of these are the higher order thinking type of command word?

• Label, what

• Evaluate, analyse

• State, define

• Suggest, compare

Which of these are the low order thinking command words?

• Label, outline

• State, identify

• Discuss, describe

• Suggest, evaluate

Question: ________ is the function of human alveoli?

Answer: The function of human alveoli is gaseous exchange.

Fill in the blank above.

Select which one is the meaning of the command word "choose"?

• set out main point

• recognise

• select from a range of alternatives.

• express in a clear term

Select the correct meaning of the command word "Justify".

• Make a simple free hand drawing.

• to support a case with evidence or argument.

• Judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something.

• Provide structured evidence that leads to a given result.

"identify/comment on differences" which of the following is the correct command word for this sentence?

• compare

• contrast

• define

• deomonstrate